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Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?
26/09/24 03:11 PM

Karl says, he did "not particularly fancy modern European rifles". I agree completely.

I borrowed a member's rifle, a modern Euro rifle, a Mauser M03 off ErikD in Norway in 7x64 for moose.

What I liked about the M03 was it wasn't a over complicated mechano plastic rifle. Closer to being a traditional rifle. And I wanted a switch barrel rifle. Good enough, I've got two rifles now.

I really wanted a Mauser 98 takedown system. A series of switch barrel forends, on one or more M98 actions rear halves.

How cool say a .300 H&H Magnum and a .375 H&H Magnum takedown. Except when you want one for a buffalo and a long gemsbok shot on the same day.

Or 6.5x68, 8x68S and a .404 Jeffery.

But a custom M98 takedown system in that would have cost five to ten times as much as my M03 system.

So far the M03s have survived, I've used the .222 barrel the most, and then the .404. The 8x68S barrel must see use. I0A red stag was spotted not far from here on the weekend, immediately thought of the 8x68S as the "stag cartridge". But funny, my old stand by, my M98 .30-06. Both good choices. That stag must be near antler shedding this time of the year.

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When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	12/07/22 07:55 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	m4220	12/07/22 08:58 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	12/07/22 05:50 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	17/09/24 04:49 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	17/09/24 04:52 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	93x64mm	17/09/24 05:37 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	DarylS	17/09/24 09:17 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	18/09/24 05:04 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	18/09/24 05:59 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	DarylS	18/09/24 08:13 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	18/09/24 10:02 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	19/09/24 03:40 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	19/09/24 03:58 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	23/09/24 09:08 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	DarylS	24/09/24 02:58 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	26/09/24 03:11 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	26/09/24 03:23 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	27/09/24 07:13 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Hoot	29/09/24 11:43 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	02/10/24 01:29 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Hoot	03/10/24 02:07 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	DarylS	02/10/24 02:02 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Vintage_Canvas	01/10/24 03:11 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Hoot	02/10/24 12:47 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	DarylS	01/10/24 09:07 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	02/10/24 01:22 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	Rule303	19/09/24 05:17 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	NitroX	23/09/24 09:00 PM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	93x64mm	19/09/24 05:55 AM
Re: When one has a 8x68S, does one need a ?	lancaster	12/07/22 03:30 PM

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